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San'layn Blood Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s San'layn Blood Death Knight PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 San'layn Blood Death Knights across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive runs in Patch 11.1.

Top San'layn Blood Death Knights

  1. 돌진어디갔어's icon
    1
    돌진어디갔어
    Azshara (KR)
    Dark Iron Dwarf | San'layn | 670 ilvl
    3454
  2. Procislife's icon
    2
    Procislife
    Blackhand (EU)
    Mag'har Orc | San'layn | 669 ilvl
    3450
  3. Alyrria's icon
    3
    Alyrria
    Dalaran (EU)
    Void Elf | San'layn | 669 ilvl
    3447
  4. Kyrasis's icon
    4
    Kyrasis
    Area 52 (US)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 668 ilvl
    3442
  5. Мангусли's icon
    5
    Мангусли
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Dwarf | San'layn | 671 ilvl
    3436

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +4479
    12% Critical Strike
  • +17951
    27% Haste
  • +11985
    50% Mastery
  • +9458
    12% Versatility

Stat priority

  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike

Minor Stats

  • +634
    1% Avoidance
  • +1493
    3% Leech
  • +0
    5% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular San'layn Blood Death Knight class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best In Slot Gear

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Mythic+.

Head

  1. Cauldron Champion's Crown icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Crown
    46
  2. Fullthrottle Facerig icon
    Fullthrottle Facerig
    2
  3. Junkreaver's Scrapgaze icon
    Junkreaver's Scrapgaze
    1
  4. Waxsteel Greathelm icon
    Waxsteel Greathelm
    1

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    25
  2. Strapped Rescue-Keg icon
    Strapped Rescue-Keg
    20
  3. Flickering Glowtorc icon
    Flickering Glowtorc
    3
  4. Long-Lost Choker icon
    Long-Lost Choker
    1
  5. Moneymaker's Collar icon
    Moneymaker's Collar
    1

Shoulders

  1. Cauldron Champion's Screamplate icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Screamplate
    48
  2. Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders icon
    Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders
    1
  3. Skyscorcher Pauldrons icon
    Skyscorcher Pauldrons
    1

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    21
  2. Trashmaster's Mantle icon
    Trashmaster's Mantle
    11
  3. Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter
    10
  4. Chef Chewie's Towel icon
    Chef Chewie's Towel
    3
  5. Candlebearer's Shroud icon
    Candlebearer's Shroud
    2

Chest

  1. Cauldron Champion's Ribcage icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Ribcage
    48
  2. Slashproof Business Plate icon
    Slashproof Business Plate
    2

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Craft
    Everforged Vambraces
    33
  2. Stonefury Vambraces icon
    Stonefury Vambraces
    5
  3. Cauldron Champion's Wraps icon
    Cauldron Champion's Wraps
    3
  4. Revved-Up Vambraces icon
    Revved-Up Vambraces
    3
  5. Pit Fighter's Wristguards icon
    Pit Fighter's Wristguards
    2

Hands

  1. Cauldron Champion's Fistguards icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Fistguards
    47
  2. Caliginous Claspers icon
    Caliginous Claspers
    2
  3. Dumpmech Compactors icon
    Dumpmech Compactors
    1

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greatbelt
    14
  2. Lightning-Conductor's Bands icon
    Lightning-Conductor's Bands
    12
  3. Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight
    8
  4. Heaviestweight Title Belt icon
    Heaviestweight Title Belt
    6
  5. Coin-Operated Girdle icon
    Coin-Operated Girdle
    5

Legs

  1. Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses
    20
  2. Everforged Legplates icon
    Craft
    Everforged Legplates
    11
  3. Thunder-Clad Legguards icon
    Thunder-Clad Legguards
    11
  4. Galvanized Oxxein Legguards icon
    Galvanized Oxxein Legguards
    7
  5. Heavy Alloy Legplates icon
    Heavy Alloy Legplates
    1

Feet

  1. Devoted Plate Walkers icon
    Devoted Plate Walkers
    16
  2. Rik's Walkin' Boots icon
    Rik's Walkin' Boots
    11
  3. Everforged Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Sabatons
    10
  4. Cauldron Champion's Greatboots icon
    Cauldron Champion's Greatboots
    5
  5. Pyroclastic Greatboots icon
    Pyroclastic Greatboots
    3

Rings

  1. Cyrce's Circlet icon
    Cyrce's Circlet
    31
  2. Wick's Golden Loop icon
    Wick's Golden Loop
    23
  3. Footbomb Championship Ring icon
    Footbomb Championship Ring
    15
  4. Radiant Necromancer's Band icon
    Radiant Necromancer's Band
    8
  5. Ritual Bone Band icon
    Ritual Bone Band
    7

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker
    26
  2. Tome of Light's Devotion icon
    Tome of Light's Devotion
    26
  3. Suspicious Energy Drink icon
    Suspicious Energy Drink
    10
  4. Algari Alchemist Stone icon
    Craft
    Algari Alchemist Stone
    8
  5. Chromebustible Bomb Suit icon
    Chromebustible Bomb Suit
    6

Main Hand

  1. Hivebreaker's Dipper icon
    Hivebreaker's Dipper
    8
  2. Charged Claymore icon
    Craft
    Charged Claymore
    7
  3. Emberbrand Zweihander icon
    Emberbrand Zweihander
    7
  4. Electro-Arm Bludgeoner icon
    Electro-Arm Bludgeoner
    6
  5. Poleaxe of Somber Fate icon
    Poleaxe of Somber Fate
    6

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Blood Death Knight builds for Mythic+.

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Duskthread Lining
    63
  2. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    24
  3. Charged Claymore icon
    Ascendance
    3
  4. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    2
  5. Charged Claymore icon
    Symbiosis
    2

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 Mythic+ builds.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    19
  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    16
  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
    11

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    47
  2. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    2
  3. Oathsworn's Strength icon
    Oathsworn's Strength
    1

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    22
  2. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    19
  3. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    5

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    44
  2. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    6

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    39
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    10
  3. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    1

Ring 1

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    25
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    16
  3. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    4

Ring 2

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    22
  2. +315 Versatility icon
    +315 Versatility
    14
  3. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    8

Main Hand

  1. Rune of Sanguination icon
    Rune of Sanguination
    30
  2. Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader
    18
  3. Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle icon
    Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle
    2

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Mythic+.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    20
  2. Elusive Blasphemite icon
    Elusive Blasphemite
    16
  3. Culminating Blasphemite icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    1
  4. Elusive Blasphemite icon
    Elusive Blasphemite
    1

Cyrce's Circlet

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    31
  2. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    30
  3. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    25
  4. Legendary Skipper's Citrine icon
    Legendary Skipper's Citrine
    6
  5. Thunderlord's Crackling Citrine icon
    Thunderlord's Crackling Citrine
    1

Prismatic

  1. Quick Sapphire icon
    Quick Sapphire
    58
  2. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    39
  3. Versatile Emerald icon
    Versatile Emerald
    37
  4. Masterful Sapphire icon
    Masterful Sapphire
    31
  5. Quick Onyx icon
    Quick Onyx
    26

Tinker

  1. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector icon
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector
    1

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    13
  2. Blood Elf icon
    Blood Elf
    12
  3. Dwarf icon
    Dwarf
    7
  4. Orc icon
    Orc
    4
  5. Human icon
    Human
    4

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this San'layn Blood Death Knight Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated San'layn Blood Death Knights in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 12 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvE format.